Winesburg

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proper noun

An unincorporated community in southwestern Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in southwestern Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.
  2. fictionThe town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on Clyde, Ohio, that serves as the setting of the novel Winesburg, Ohio.

Origin

Originally named Weinsberg in 1829, after the town in Germany. It was renamed to Winesburg by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there. The fictional town came from the name of the actual Ohio town.

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APA

Winesburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winesburg

MLA

“Winesburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winesburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winesburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winesburg.

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